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Improving Insomnia With Digital Cognitive Behavioral Therapy In Patients With Diabetes, Patricia Lunardi Jan 2020

Improving Insomnia With Digital Cognitive Behavioral Therapy In Patients With Diabetes, Patricia Lunardi

Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Projects

Background: Managing and treating insomnia in patients with diabetes mellitus requires the examination of current literature of evidence-based research implementing pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions. This QI project focused on the implementation of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I). Purpose: The purpose of this project was to implement CBT-I in adult patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) and examined whether it alleviated their insomnia symptoms using the Pittsburg Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) tool. Methods: The study used a one-group pre-test and post-test intervention design; the intervention is a free application, “CBT-i Coach”. 20 participants were invited to participate from an Endocrinology …